THE Union Flag and Buckinghamshire County Flags are today flying at half mast outside County Hall and the County Court in Aylesbury, following the death of South African statesman Nelson Mandela yesterday. Carl Etholen, Chairman of Buckinghamshire
BOOKER Gliding Club has won nearly £10,000 to make its aircraft safer and increase its training abilities. The funding, from the Sport England Small Grants programme, will be used to fit collision avoidance units in its tugs (towing aircraft) and
FIREFIGHTERS are attending a lorry fire on a slip road by Marlow. The fire is just off the A404, near to the Marlow Fire Station. Two appliances and crews from High Wycombe and one from Maidenhead are attending. An articulated lorry is
POLICE have charged a 19-year-old man from High Wycombe with sexual offences. Paul Ives, of Micklefield Road, High Wycombe, was arrested on Wednesday and was charged yesterday with one count of sexual activity with a female aged 13 to 15.
THE Holmer Green Players is performing its Christmas Cracker this weekend. The charity show is being staged in aid of The Puzzle Centre Pre-School Nursery for children on the autistic spectrum. The cast of 16 will perform old and new songs
GARY Doherty hopes Stuart Beavon gets a warm reception from Wanderers fans tomorrow after saying he's the former Blues striker's biggest fan. Beavon returns to Adams Park for the first time tomorrow as a Preston North End player after leaving for
WASPS will take a huge stride towards the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals if they can win in Grenoble tomorrow night. The black and golds have won both their group games in the competition so far to top Pool 3 by four points. Another victory
A DISTRICT councilor says many residents are still unhappy at being switched from wheelie bins to bags in the new waste service which has been rolled out. Cllr Brian Pearce said some residents in Squirrel Lane in High Wycombe have been left unhappy
Pub: The Sanctum on the Green Cookham Dean Name: Sima Stannage Occupation: Owner of Sima's Action Kids - Children's entertainers How long been going there? I first started going there when I was an A level student. Back then it was called
BETTER communication from the health services to its patients was highlighted as a key factor in improving NHS-users' experience in Bucks, according to the outcome of a series of meetings aiming to improve healthcare in the county. Meetings were
BEACONSFIELD RFC will lick their wounds and go again tomorrow after a couple of heavy-duty collisions with the top two sides in London 2 North West. Successive trips to Old Priorians and Twickenham have earned them nothing but bruises and frustration
Christmas events Christmas in the Village This will include the switching on of Christmas lights, carols and music and some light refreshments. The aim is to bring the village together. The Lane End Players will present a Mummer's Play, and
CHRISTIAN Wade is beginning the long road to recovery after surgery on Tuesday. He suffered a devastating injury blow that is likely to rule him out of the rest of the season, after damaging ligaments in his foot in Wasps’ win over London Irish
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE New University’s Students’ Union is holding a charity Christmas market at its campus in High Wycombe on Tuesday. The market, in the Gateway building at the University in Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, will have stalls selling
TWO elderly ladies had their purses stolen while they were in the Chilterns Shopping Centre on Monday. Between 12.30pm and 1.30pm the victims had been shopping in The Works together. When they went to pay for items they noticed their purses
BLUES boss Gareth Ainsworth said the carrot of a dream third round tie should be enough of an incentive to beat his former club Preston North End in the FA Cup tomorrow. Wanderers have one of the toughest ties of the second round to negotiate as
TWO events offering advice on staying safe on a night out will be held at one of Beaconsfield's top night spots in the run up to Christmas. The events, which aim to promote useful information that will help residents to have a safe night out, will
1. THE Mayor and Charter Trustees of High Wycombe invite you to a festival of carols this Sunday at 5pm at All Saints Church in High Wycombe. Proceeds to be shared between All Saints Parish Church and The Mayor’s Appeal. Tickets are £8 for adults,
JAMES Haskell says he won his place in the England squad by first winning his battle for a club shirt at Wasps, and he plans to do so again in a bid to nail down a Six Nations spot. Haskell has 50 caps to his name but an injury during the autumn
FIREFIGHTERS are urging people to put fire safety on their Christmas lists while they prepare for the festive season. Christmas trees, decorations, cards and wrapping paper can all act as extra fuel for a fire sparked by candles, overheated sockets
Picture attached of the lorry fire at 4:30 Based on information supplied by Caroline Bird.
